diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 02547d7..95f72d2 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@
             '_USE_MATH_DEFINES' # for M_PI
           ],
           'configurations': {
+            'Debug': {
+              'msvs_settings': {
+                'VCCLCompilerTool': {
+                  'WarningLevel': 4,
+                  'ExceptionHandling': 1,
+                  'DisableSpecificWarnings': [4100, 4127, 4201, 4244, 4267, 4506, 4611, 4714]
+                }
+              }
+            },
             'Release': {
               'msvs_settings': {
                 'VCCLCompilerTool': {